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Here's Ubisoft's official 'Watch Dogs' box art:

The game is coming to both current and next-gen systems. Right now we know it's headed to PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and PS4 and I'd bet good money it's coming to the next Xbox as well.

It's terrible, but looking at the image of our phone-hacking protagonist Aiden Pearce, I couldn't help but think to myself that a game called 'Watch Dogs' would be better served by a smart-watch than a smartphone. With a Pebble to do all your hacking, you could hold a pistol in each hand.

Here's the PS4 gameplay from the recent PlayStation meeting:

Speaking of PlayStation, on a side note I'm just extremely relieved that Sony went with PS4 instead of "Orbis." PS4 sounds much more natural, and it's easier to type.